Killing one person is considered a crime, but killing ten thousand people is considered a hero.
No one expected the outcome of this Lihu Man rebellion. In the past, no matter how fierce the fight between the parties was, it would be difficult to truly annihilate one party.
But this time,
It completely broke the previous balance.
Wu Huaiyu, the observation and deposed ambassador who patrolled Lingnan Province, not only came with the double banners and double festivals, but also brought 30,000 elite troops from the six towns of Lingnan, 15,000 from the Twelfth Army, 9,000 from the 3rd Navy, and 9,000 from the 3rd Inspection Division.
Nine thousand, and one thousand tooth soldiers...
There were more than 60,000 soldiers and horses, all elites transferred from the Central Plains.
After this group of soldiers and horses gradually stationed in Lingnan, they immediately became the strongest force over Feng Chen, Ningxian and other families.
In addition to the original imperial troops in Guangjiao and Guangxi,
At this time, Wu Huaiyu, not to mention leading the local troops in the Lingnan prefectures to encircle and suppress the rebellion, was going to attack any one of Feng Chenning's family, and he had the power to completely wipe out them.
This was also the fundamental reason why there had been little progress in the previous six months, and Wu Huaiyu only fought two battles once he arrived, and then let Chen Feng and others continue their encirclement and suppression campaign, but they were able to quickly wipe out the rebels.
They dare not fail to contribute.
Huaiyu looked at the head of Tandian Hall.
Although the head was specially processed, it still exuded a putrid stench in this weather.
It can be seen that Chu Tandian should have been a tall and burly warrior before, but his gray beard and hair still showed that he was old. This barbarian king who was famous in Lingnan still ended up like this.
In the past few decades, Tan Dian fought many battles in Lingnan, competing for territory with other Xidong tribes among the Lihu barbarians, competing with the Han wealthy families, and even resisting the rule of the Central Plains imperial court. He won many and lost many, but before
I have never lost so completely.
"Did Tandian have any last words before he died?" Huaiyu asked Chen Longshu.
Chen Longshu also looked at the head and was in a daze. He and Tan Dian used to have a very good relationship, and could even be said to be close friends. But then he left for a foreign country, and Tan Dian rose up in the stream and occupied most of the Chen family.
The territory, wait until Chen Longshu returns to his old place many years later,
Former partners have become enemies.
But in the previous fights, the two of them won and lost, but they also had a bottom line, or in other words, no one could devour the other.
Until this time,
Chen Longshu went to Rongzhou and shot him personally in Yunkai Mountain in Yizhou.
"He died without leaving any words,"
Chen Longshu lied. In fact, Tan Dian did not die immediately after being shot. He was captured and the two faced each other. Not only did they talk a lot, Chen Longshu even prepared food and wine for him. The two drank and chatted.
at last,
Tan Dian committed suicide, and Chen Longshu chopped off his head after his death.
Tan Dian was defeated, and he also admitted that he was defeated, but he did not admit that the defeat was at the hands of Chen Longshu. He also advised Chen Longshu not to be complacent. He also said many things, such as lip-synthetic and tooth-shredding, such as Lingnan was about to completely change.
Carrying Tandian's head all the way south, I watched the officers and soldiers from the Central Plains racing horses and enclosing land and building cities and forts.
He knew that what Tan Dian said made sense.
But so what.
"The rebellion has been subsided, and the united troops in each state have worked hard. Let them all be dismissed and return to the countryside. Governor Chen and Governor Feng, you must report your merits as soon as possible. After I send someone here to verify them, I will issue rewards.
"
"Other casualties will also be compensated for those who should be compensated."
It is appropriate to be rewarded based on merit.
Even the rural soldiers should be disbanded.
But for the powerful chiefs like Lingnan, this was a bit uneasy and even fearful.
Wu Huaiyu had previously issued an order requiring all prefectures and prefectures to convert all their troops into united troops, which meant that their military power would be taken away.
"Prime Minister Wu, is it too early to disband the troops now? There are still many raccoons hiding in the mountains,"
Wu Huaiyu laughed.
"The way to rule is one step at a time. After this round of violent blows, we will change our policies and need the nourishment and comfort of gentle breeze and drizzle.
Governor Chen also said just now that one hundred thousand people have been killed in the suppression of the barbarians this time, which is indeed enough."
In places like Lingnan, the population is far less than that of the Central Plains.
Although Yunkai Mountain is said to be a large place, and they can kill 100,000 people, it has indeed broken the backbone of the Yunkai Mountain raccoons, especially taking away some of the best areas they have developed in the Xidong Plain, and their best fields have been destroyed.
Take away.
Although there are still many of them now, they are even more scattered.
They can only retreat to the mountains,
There is also no leader.
Besides, this suppression not only killed a hundred thousand people, but also captured a large number of men, women, and children. Wu Huaiyu will not let go of these people. They will all become slaves or be auctioned off. Some of these prisoners of war will become mines.
Some of the miners became serfs on plantations, and some became slaves of noble families.
Hundreds of thousands of people were suddenly reduced. It can be said that Li Xiu in Yunkai Mountain will not be able to become powerful in a generation.
"As long as the remaining raccoon dogs are willing to register as household members and pay taxes and serve in the military service in the future, the imperial court can generously pardon them, and they can live in the mountains with peace of mind.
I can even promise them here that they will only be levied half the tax, and that for newly reclaimed fields, they will be exempted from the tax for three years and halved for the next three years.
We will also build schools for them and teach them better farming techniques, etc."
The two governors, Chen Longshu and Feng Zhidai, sat there and listened, but they were both a little absent-minded.
"Pass the head of Tan Dian to the six prefectures and ninety-six states in Lingnan, so that everyone will know the consequences of betraying the Tang Dynasty,"
The first ninety-six states!
"Anyone in Lingnan who refuses to establish a household registration will be killed eleven times if the man is taller than a wheel, and the rest will be made slaves."
"Everyone who surrenders, whether they are barbarians or Han, will be naturalized as good people, the land will be equalized, and the rivers will be changed into townships. Elders and loyal ones will be elected as township officials. Young, talented and loyal people can also be elected to the state.
County, military government office."
Wu Huaiyu’s New Deal doesn’t stop there.
When he passed through the prefectures and counties, he summoned the powerful chieftains and made personal assessments. Some of the children of the wealthy families were selected as local officials in Lingnan, and some were recommended to the Ministry of Personnel, where they were selected to serve in the capital or in the mainland of the Central Plains.
Correspondingly, in Lingnan prefectures and counties, a large number of positions were taken over by officials from the Central Plains.
In particular, governor Shi, Sima, as well as county captains and chief clerks were all transferred from the Central Plains to replace the original native officials.
A big reshuffle.
Wu Huaiyu is reshaping the pattern of six prefectures and ninety-six prefectures in Lingnan.
After comprehensive personnel adjustments, the next step is the full implementation of the new tax law in Lingnan. There is no pilot program and the new law will be implemented directly.
Anyway, there was no royal law in Lingnan in the past. It was all the local chiefs and powerful people who did their own thing.
Now,
Directly push back the two tax laws,
Regardless of whether it is personnel or tax laws, Wu Huaiyu's confidence comes from the tens of thousands of elite Central Plains officers and soldiers who have been deployed.
Whether it was Feng Zhidai, Chen Longshu, or others, they were all very cooperative, or maybe they had to adapt.
"Mr. Chen,"
Outside Shilong City in Douzhou, at a pavilion by the river, Wu Huaiyu smiled and proposed to Chen Longshu as a matchmaker.
"Prince Pang had eighteen sons, all of whom were handsome. His eldest son Yanzhang was a very outstanding young man. When I was in Youzhou, I adopted him as my adopted son and he always worked by my side.
I heard that Mr. Chen has seven beloved daughters, and three of them are still unmarried. Today I took the liberty of proposing a marriage proposal to Mr. Chen for Yanzhang, and asked him to marry a daughter of the Chen family. I don’t know if Mr. Chen is willing.
"
Chen Longshu looked at Pang Xiaotai, the governor of Duanzhou, and said,
They were rivals in the past. Pang Xiaotai's family was the hereditary leader of the barbarians in Baizhou. When he and Feng Xuan talked about the palace, Ning Changzhen and the others rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Chen Longshu was loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Or to go further, the Pang family
It used to be a subsidiary of the Chen family.
Pang Xiaotai stood up and toasted Chen Longshu, expressing his great respect and admiration for the Chen family in Longzhou and his desire to be friends with Qin and Jin.
Chen Longshu picked up the wine glass and said, "I have long heard that there are many sons in Pang's family, and all of them are outstanding, especially Da Lang, who became Wu Xianggong's adopted son and is even more outstanding. Wu Xiang and Pang could like our Chen family.
I was flattered,"
The marriage was negotiated quickly.
For Chen Longshu, the reason why he agreed to the marriage was not because of Pang Xiaotai, but because of Pang Yanzhang's identity as Wu Huaiyu's adopted son.
Lingnan has changed. No one can stop this great change.
Feng Ang stayed in Chang'an, Feng Zhidai and Wu Huaiyu got married, and Feng You also married Xu Jingzong's daughter. Of course, the Chen family must also have a sense of urgency. Now that Wu Huaiyu has taken the initiative to propose this marriage, Chen Longshu is eager to do so.
, Longzhou Chen family became half in-laws with Wu Huaiyu.
